Casting machine



Paieneol Jan. 2, i923.,

re i@ r en il@ cero/ino; nmnors.

Cl-.STNG :MACHINE Application' filed` Sepfcember To (il Z if." 71'0 m fili may concern.:

Be" it known thee l, Fnnnll.' Sonnonnm citizen oi: the United Etnies, residing ae Ciiic'ago, in AEhe county of @ook and Stilte iiniieheal; due to the rnonlen'tunioi it's'parts, and operators who are requir'eelfto cio Work iii-relation to the machine @iler acyole of its operations has been conclufleil :ire Sonie- 0 injuredA when the' machinery unduly coniuuee in movemen. l'vly invention has For its obi/ecb "he elimination oi tliislobjectionnble character tio lu carrying out my invenlionfhnml open anni clu'chn eclizinieni or o'her power con-y necting; nieens; ie eniployeil to couple Jhe nio..- chine ivith driving; nieonseech 'time n cycle off operations is initiated; Mecheniern open afcelbj/ machine "ehr-owe the clutch outA o action When av cycle oi operaiions is con cluclefl. This c-lntclr releasing' mechanism nrei'ernolv includes a Cain that trips the clutch, the machine thereafter coinzinfliingfin flying movement7 Within o, calculated interval; Vil: the machine. slioulcl continue in movement sufiicienly beyond; this calculated' interval it may eo 'l'ar enter upon Succeeding c vcle ol operations as to injure 'ehe operaor 40 i c not on guard for Such o, coningency. '5 o prevent such' :in occurrence l provide a. (lawine 'for positively engaging'en nfldecl or' other part of themaohine, ihis device being placed in holding' position by die aioresind cam when releasing the clutch and serving its purpose the machine Shonlcll not Geese its dying n'aoveinent Within norrna'lrnnge.

l will explain my invention more inll'y by re nerence to the accompanying drawing shovveiferred en'ibocliinent thereof as opdie casting machine and! in which a. Side elevation of 'the machine; zi Sectional view on line 2N2 oi of illinois, have invented e, cerainnewv anal Such n ma chine is apt "Lo .continue in movemenJ too longaifser ite cyoleo'ii" operations haie neenV 3 a. sectional View on line 1o, le20.' semi no. Maggio SH-B'ofillig. l gflff *il is pien vievv of-tli'tF- pare of 'the ine-cl nen/'herev my clevieerhiyy be' located; and-lisliewsoiie fornii of". clutch; f

like perts'ere indicrtetl by sinilr @HaretersV oi referencethroughout the dierent' figures;` l The die casting machine illus'trted operarles upon liquid materiell,v sncliefs* rnoltenl While mete-1; whichA solidiiie's` in* its@ molded?v 'Orni While .being Snicienljf/ Cooledi in 'the 65 machine. By governe'cl- Ineens', a",'clii'iies'ion'Jr of'molien ina'eriol Iniy oe'e'uif rornthe' nieltfingl por' l thioufghthe discharge nozzle pas?l 2, Set forth irinycolpeding elpp'lil cation Serial Noi 299,341, lile'ds-Mayf 19191'- Compressed airefiects'ihe :ejection of? suf-y icient metal"- thro'u' hl the nozzle 'l pss'egefg' 2 into 'the' Inol'clforniedby the/dies 3; l which are to define" the'sha'p'eoi 'the casin'g'. The nozzle QTli'aSnbut'ting engagement vvithltie $75 mold' or die structure 35155 lNhen's'uflci-lne inoliennietaihne been athnite'dfto thev die' Struoiure to" i'forin the cafsting 'the xeprue' is* cl eed. The die 3 iereinovably securedf t'o welle carrier 5. Tile die'l is likewiseI secured to :miie ceri-ier 6. The upright por#A tions of* the die carriere`v Mein-:tongue tand groove conne'c'iionWith-the 'heagdfr". rllherelie carriere' are thus merrie-:ill'y':I inova'igle' transversely of 'thehorizon'mifplane ein' Which'ille 8o opposingi facce of the clieS` :intl-l `ineen- Timely' operate(l:A celnsf- 8f are r'ecip'roceible' lor'igit'ulnally of the axi's of then'iechine'.` Cani leveri 9`czxrry'oo'in rollers l0`wliiclroperate inthe cimfgroofves inth'e"reeipreable' carnsf.I Seidl Cain levers :are inter'lneeliatelyl fulcrnnieil at 11- upon `the heeell 7. lThe forward endl eeo'h Cain v lever s in' pivotalconnection with a" rod' 12, tliese' 'rode being" connected: al? their inner ends" respectively with the" die carriers. The' cams' 8' 'are' inoun'terl upon" the' con'nnon carrier' 13 by nieuns'oif Which'ea'id Canis reciprocatedl l'lfhen the cernA carrier' 13 is` drown or- Wnrclly the 'irontl ends' o'f the' levers 9 are moved toward each oliher `with the result dint Jdie die' carriere are moved, toiffard the 21m-is of the roaehine'until he'adjacent faces o' ine dies mul meet to close the inold space Wliereupoiithe molten nietzi'l'is exueled into 'the incid to an extent Sufiicientj to orfin he casi', objece. y The corn carrier" l" 'thenf i rearwardly to seperate the' cerne and the dies thereon to permit removal of the cast object.

The reciprocable horizontal supporting rod 14 carries the head 7 and it is slidably mounted to be movable within and longitudinally of the reciprocable cam carrier 13 whereby the dies are moved tow( rd and from vthe nozzle 2.

The reciprocable rod 14 and the head 7 lxedly Secured thereto and the reciprocable cam carrier 13 are operated in orderly sequence `by the cam cylinder 15. rlhe rod 14 carries a cain roller 16 receivable in the cam groove 17 of the cylinder 15. rlhe Cain `carrier 13 carries a cam roller 13 receivable in acam groove 19 in' thecylinder. rlhe cam grooves v17 `and 19 are so shapedand related and the cam cylinder 15 is so rotatedthat the camearrier 13 and the cams iixed thereon are advaneedrst to close the mold 3, 4A

whereafter the camr carrier 13 and the head 7 are advanced in fixed relation to each other to bring the front faces of the dies 3 and 4 the mold is effected. The cam carrier 13 is then moved rearwardly whereby the cam levers 9fare operated to open thevmold.

l have illustrated a belt driven pulley 2O as one means for operating the machine. The hub 21 of this pulley is free to turn upon and with respectto the sleeve 22 which itself is tree to turn upon and with respect to the shaft 23. Th sleeve 22 is coupled atv 24 with the pinion 25 which is free to turn upon and with respect tothe shaft 23. The sleeve 22 is provided with a ilange 23 which car.- ries a split band 27 which may be expanded by a cam 23 to bring it into engagement with the inner peripheral surface or the pulley.

^ The Cain 23 is mounted upon a shaft 29`which i Cn - the shait 23 and may be moved in either direction along thesame by the clutch lever 33. When the band 27 is applied to the pulley 20 the lpinion 25 turns with the sleeve 22 which turns with the pulley when the clutch is applied. Tho pinion 25 is in mesh with ak spur gear 34 keyed upon the shaft 35. A pinion 36 is also keyed upon the shaft 35 and is in mesh with the spur gear 37 fixed upon the quill shaft 38 that carries the cylinder 15 and which is. through the intermediation oli the gearing described, rotated at a reduction in the speed at which the pulley 2O is turned.

rlhe clutching lever 33 is centrally pivoied at lt is operable by means'of a rod 40 which `slides in the lower end oi" a lever 4 *a ,being held in assembly with kthis leverk through the intermediation of aligned springs 42 that abut against said lever at their inner ends and against nuts 43on the rod 4G at their outer ends. The lever 41 is provided with a handle 44 wherebythe rod 40 may be moved in either direction to eect movement of theclutching cone 32; The lever 41 has an extension 45 which. carries a roller 46 whose plane or rotation is in the plane or rotation of the cam 47 upon one end or the cam cylinder 15. The cani 47 will serve automatically to engage the roller 46 when the cam carrier 13 is withdrawn toits rearmost position7 the cylinder 15 being in rotation. whereby the rod 40 isv operated to release the clutch; The cylinder 15 will normally rotate further through a short arc, due to its momentum., coming to rest in preparation tor the next cyclefot operations which is initiated, as before, by a reapplication oi the vclutch elected by the normal operationjoi` the clutch lever 41. I To guard against the automatic initiatie oi" the next cycle. or operations in case the cylinder should move too far after `the olutoh is released, l provide a holding deH vice now to be described` i l A, link .43 connectsthe, lever 41 with one end oi' a locking bar 49 centrally pivoted upon stationary mounting 50. rThis locking bariy is formed Iwith a clearing notch that is placed within the plane .oli rotation ot a lug 52 upon the cylinder 15 when lthe ycylinden is being driven through the 'intermediation ol the clutch but which is obviously brought outside ot' this plane of rotation kwhen the clutch is released. lVhen. the cylinder is being driven the lug 52 will clear the bar 49 by passing through the notch. but when the clutch is released .the bar will be directly in the plane `or rotation oi? the lug. The lug and the cam 47 are so angularly displaced that the cylinder may normally feontinue to rotate after the clutch is releasedonly to a point where the lug will not engage the holding bar.` li', however, Athe cylinder should continue to rotate sulilciently further the lug will engage the y holding bar positively to arrest the rotation of the cylinderbe'fore a new.` cycle of operations is entered upon. f Claims covering the release oit the clutch by the machine are contained in my aforesaid Copending application.

lifhile ll luivr-rshov-fn the application oi .inyinvention to a die ycasting machine. l

do not wish to be limited to such a use or my invention. f

herein shown and particured embodiment not. wish to be limited.

maaar-v y f -`Having' thus described' my invention' claim as new and dsire tio secure' by 'etters- Patent' the` following h l l. The combination with elment; ot a machine to bel driven thereby;

a durch for' epupnng' me driving element in driving relation with said machine; a manually operable lever mechanism for' applying' the clutch, said' ma" 'ne and lever me'cha-nisiri having co-operatingr parts whereby the machine will release the clutch' upon completing an operating-cycle; and a holding device operated by said lever mechanism when operated to release the clutch, said machine having an element engageable with said holding device when thus operated positively to stop the operation of the machine and so related to the power disconnecting part upon the machine as normally to permit the machine to cease its movement without having it positively stopped by said holding device.

2. The combination with a driving element; of a machine to be driven thereby; a clutch for coupling the driving element in driving relation with said machine; a manually operable lever mechanism -for applying the clutch, said machine and lever mechanism having co-operating parts whereby the machine will release the clutch upon completing an operating cycle; and a holding devicevoperated by said lever mechanism when operated to release the clutch, said machine having an element engageable with said holding device when thus operated positively to stop the operation of the machine. l a

The combination with a driving ele- `ment; of a machine to be driven thereby;

a clutch for coupling the driving lelement in driving relation with said machine; a normally operable lever mechanism for applying the clutch, said machine and lever mechanism having co-operating parts whereby the machine will release the clutch upon completing an operating cycle; and a holding device operated byJ said machine when releasing the clutch; said machine having an element engageable with said holding device when thus operated positively to stop the operation of the machine and so related to the power disconnecting part upon the machine as normally to permit the machine to cease its movement without having it positively stopped by said holding device.

4f. The combination with a driving ele-v ment; ot a machine to be driven thereby; a clutch for coupling the driving element in driving relation with said machine; a normally operable lever mechanism for apply-- ing the clutch, said machine and lever mechanism having co-operating parts whereby the machine will release the clutch upon completing an operating cycle; and a holding deific'e' Operated said' machine when releasing' the clutch7 said machine havingv an element engageablewi'th said holding` device when thus operated"positively to stop the operation of' the machine. l

5. The combination' withV a driving eleient; oi' a machine to Abe driven. thereby; mechanism' 'for coupling the driving element in4 driving relation with saidA machine; a' manually operable lever mechanism" for yoper-ating the coupling mechanisnriv to couple the' machine with the'drivingv element', said machine and. lever mechanism having cooperatingparts whereby the machine will actuatethe coupling mechanism to disconnect lthe machine from the driving element upon completing an operating cycle; and a holding device operatedby said lever mechanism when disconnecting itself from said y in driving relation with said machine; a

manually operable lever mechanism toroperating the coupling mechanism to couple the machine with the driving element, said machine and lever mechanism having cooperating parts whereby the machine will actuate the ycoupling mechanism to disconnect the machine from the driving element upon completing an operating cycle; and a holding device operated by said lever mechanism-when disconnecting itself from said driving means, said machine'having an element engageable with said holding device when thus operated positively to stop the operation of the machine.

7. The combination with a f driving ele-V ment; of a machine to be driven thereby; mechanism for 4coupling the driving element in drivingk relation with said machine; a manually operable lever mechanismy for operating the coupling mechanism to couple the machine with the driving element; said machine and lever mechanism having cooperating parts whereby the machine will actuate the coupling mechanism to vdisconnect the machine from the driving element upon completing` an operating cycle; and a holding device operated by said machine when disconnecting itself from said driving means, said machine having an element engageable with said holding device when thus operated positively to stop the operation of the machine and so related to the power disconnecting part upon the machine as normally to permit the machine te cease its movenfient Without having,` it positively stopped by said holding device. y y i 8. The combination wich a driving` element; of a machine te he driven thereby; mechanism foi coupling the driving element in di'iving relation With `said machine; a manually cpei'ahle lever mechanism for 0pciating the coupling mechanism te couple the machine with the driving,v element', said finachinel and lever mechanism having co-` o eratinv Jats Whereb' the machine will actuate the conpliifig` mechanism te discon-k means, Said machine having` an element en? gageahle with Said holding device when thus cpeiated posiiively to stop the operation ciy the machine. e n

in Witness Whei'ec, l lhereunto 'subscribe my naine this; 2nd day -off September A. D., 1920. v

' FRED F. eci-menen. 

